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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl
transgene insertion 4, Yun-Zheng Le
MGI:3527258
Summary 7 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cn1
Pik3catm1Jjz/Pik3catm1Jjz
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
involves: 129 * FVB/N MGI:6382534
cn2
Nampttm1Oleo/Nampttm1Oleo
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * FVB/N MGI:6383810
cn3
Pik3r1tm1Lca/Pik3r1tm1Lca
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * FVB/N MGI:6382536
cn4
Ift20tm1.1Gjp/Ift20tm1.2Gjp
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6J * FVB/N MGI:6383662
cn5
Tmem30atm1.1Xjz/Tmem30atm1.1Xjz
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
involves: 129/SvEv * C57BL/6J * FVB/N MGI:6382628
cn6
Emc1em1Xjz/Emc1em1Xjz
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
involves: C57BL/6J * FVB/N MGI:7611971
cn7
Elovl4tm3Kzh/Elovl4tm3Kzh
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/?
involves: FVB/N MGI:5492072


Genotype
MGI:6382534
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Pik3catm1Jjz/Pik3catm1Jjz
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Pik3catm1Jjz mutation (1 available); any Pik3ca mutation (62 available)
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• cone cell loss in 3 month old mice
• however, overall morphology and structural integrity of retinas is normal at 3 months of age
• photopic ERG b-wave recordings of cone photoreceptors are lower at 3 months of age
• however, scotopic ERG recordings of rod photoreceptors are normal at 3 months of age

nervous system
• cone cell loss in 3 month old mice
• however, overall morphology and structural integrity of retinas is normal at 3 months of age




Genotype
MGI:6383810
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Nampttm1Oleo/Nampttm1Oleo
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Nampttm1Oleo mutation (1 available); any Nampt mutation (91 available)
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• at 3 weeks with massive atrophy of the neurosensory retina and vascular attenuation with pigment mottling
• photopic b-wave amplitude
• reduced visual acuity
• however, nicotinamide mononucleotide treatment rescued function
• mild decline inn scotopic a- and b-wave amplitudes
• however, nicotinamide mononucleotide treatment rescued function

nervous system
• at 3 weeks with massive atrophy of the neurosensory retina and vascular attenuation with pigment mottling

pigmentation




Genotype
MGI:6382536
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Pik3r1tm1Lca/Pik3r1tm1Lca
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Pik3r1tm1Lca mutation (1 available); any Pik3r1 mutation (55 available)
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• progressive disorganization of synaptic ultrastructure is seen in the terminals of surviving cones at 6 and 12 months of age but not at 1 month
• retinas show patchy regions devoid of cones by 6 months and cone photoreceptor loss is further exacerbated by 12 months of age
• the inferior meridian region of the retinas shows greater cone loss than the superior region at 6 months but by 12 months, similar loss of cones is seen in both regions
• however, the overall morphology and structural integrity of the retina are similar to wild-type mice at 1, 6, and 12 months of age
• scotopic b-wave amplitudes are lower at 6 and 12 months of age compared with control floxed mice but are not different from control cre-only expressing mice
• photopic ERG b-wave amplitudes are decreased at 6 months, but not 1 month of age, and decrease progressively to 12 months
• however, scotopic ERG recordings of rod photoreceptors (scotopic a-wave) are normal at 1, 6, and 12 months of age

nervous system
• progressive disorganization of synaptic ultrastructure is seen in the terminals of surviving cones at 6 and 12 months of age but not at 1 month
• retinas show patchy regions devoid of cones by 6 months and cone photoreceptor loss is further exacerbated by 12 months of age
• the inferior meridian region of the retinas shows greater cone loss than the superior region at 6 months but by 12 months, similar loss of cones is seen in both regions
• however, the overall morphology and structural integrity of the retina are similar to wild-type mice at 1, 6, and 12 months of age
• progressive disorganization of synaptic ultrastructure is seen in the terminals of surviving cones at 6 and 12 months of age but not at 1 month
• cone terminals in the retina ribbon synaptic complexes are reduced, flat contacts are sometimes located adjacent to synaptic ribbons, and interactions with postsynaptic processes appear disorganized




Genotype
MGI:6383662
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Ift20tm1.1Gjp/Ift20tm1.2Gjp
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6J * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Ift20tm1.1Gjp mutation (1 available); any Ift20 mutation (20 available)
Ift20tm1.2Gjp mutation (0 available); any Ift20 mutation (20 available)
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• mice show mislocalization of opsin in the inner segment and at the synapse such that opsin is abundant in the inner segments at P10, with dense accumulations at the basal body of the connecting cilium, suggesting a defect in cone opsin active transport through the cilium
• cone outer segments show reduced amounts of opsin at P10
• the number of outer segments declines rapidly after P10 such that only about 10% as many as in controls are seen at P28 and none are seen at later time points
• rapid degeneration after P10

vision/eye
• mice show mislocalization of opsin in the inner segment and at the synapse such that opsin is abundant in the inner segments at P10, with dense accumulations at the basal body of the connecting cilium, suggesting a defect in cone opsin active transport through the cilium
• cone outer segments show reduced amounts of opsin at P10
• the number of outer segments declines rapidly after P10 such that only about 10% as many as in controls are seen at P28 and none are seen at later time points
• rapid degeneration after P10




Genotype
MGI:6382628
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Tmem30atm1.1Xjz/Tmem30atm1.1Xjz
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/SvEv * C57BL/6J * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
Tmem30atm1.1Xjz mutation (0 available); any Tmem30a mutation (29 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• significant reduction in M-opsin expression
• mislocalization of M-opsin to inner segment (IS) and cell bodies at age P16
• normal cone cell number at age P16
• no cone cells in outer segment at age P42
• normal cone cell number at age P16
• no cone cells in outer segment at age P42

vision/eye
• significant reduction in M-opsin expression
• mislocalization of M-opsin to inner segment (IS) and cell bodies at age P16
• normal cone cell number at age P16
• no cone cells in outer segment at age P42
• normal cone cell number at age P16
• no cone cells in outer segment at age P42
• no a- or b-wave with photopic ERG




Genotype
MGI:7611971
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Emc1em1Xjz/Emc1em1Xjz
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Emc1em1Xjz mutation (0 available); any Emc1 mutation (55 available)
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• at P25 cones appear curled with disordered arrangement
• only a small residual number of cones are present at 2 months of age

nervous system
• at P25 cones appear curled with disordered arrangement
• only a small residual number of cones are present at 2 months of age




Genotype
MGI:5492072
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Elovl4tm3Kzh/Elovl4tm3Kzh
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl/?
Genetic
Background
involves: FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Elovl4tm3Kzh mutation (0 available); any Elovl4 mutation (35 available)
Tg(OPN1LW-cre)4Yzl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
N
• normal ERG and normal visual performance up to 6.5 months

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content of rods not abnormally increased





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